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• HIM 238: CPT Coding Insurance Billing

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course will introduce the student to the support function of accounting and patient billing aspects of a medical practice. This course emphasizes practice in the assignment of valid Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes in an ambulatory care setting. Topics covered are evaluation and management services, anesthesia services and modifiers, the integumentary system, the musculoskeletal system, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, female genital and maternity care and delivery, general surgery, radiology, pathology, laboratory, the medicine section and Level II national codes, as well as third party reimbursement issues.
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• HIM 239: ICD-CM/PCS Coding

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course will introduce the student to the International Classification of Disease 10th edition that will be mandatory for Medicare and Medicaid Insurance claim processing as of 10/1/2014 for reimbursement purposes. This course emphasizes practice in the assignment of valid diagnostic codes (ICD-10-CM). It also introduces students to procedure codes (ICD-10-PCS).
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• HIM 240: Advanced ICD-CM & CPT Coding

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course focuses on mastering the essentials of advanced medical coding services. Advanced Medical Coding utilizes higher level, more complex examples (case studies, records and scenarios). It also provides cases which are actual medical records (with personal patient details changed or removed), providing real-world experience coding from physical documentation with advanced material.
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• HIM 290: Medical Certification Review

  1.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course is designed to prepare the students for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) examination that is offered through AHIMA. Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to sit for the CCA.
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• HIM 299: Healthcare Internship

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  Students will acquire an internship (service experience) related to their major or career goal to gain experience in a healthcare position. The internship will involve a student working in a professional setting under the supervision of an employer. The purpose of the internship is to facilitate student learning opportunities outside the classroom which will serve to enhance the students' education with hands-on experience with "real world" situations.
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• HIS 101: Western Civilization I

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course is a survey of the main stages of the history of western civilization up to the beginning of the 17th century. It emphasizes the concepts, forces, ideas, events and people that shaped the complex dimensions of the contemporary world. After a brief consideration of the earliest civilization phase, the course explores the classical period, from about 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E., the spread of civilization period, 500-1400 C.E., and the spread of the Renaissance and Reformation.
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• HIS 102: Western Civilization II

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course is a continuation of Western Civilization I beginning with the 18th century. It, too, emphasizes the concepts, ideas, events and people that shaped the complex dimensions of the contemporary world. It begins with a consideration of the forces influencing the West's dominance of the globe between the 17th century and 20th century. It concludes with analysis of the 20th century as each major civilization confronts the forces of modernity.
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• HIS 110: Introduction to African-American History

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course will examine the history, leadership, trials and triumphs of African-Americans. It begins with the earliest Africans brought to America as slaves, and studies the main themes affecting the lives of African-Americans, emphasizing economic and social trends and patterns as well as the various class structures and gender differences. Special consideration will be given to the rise and growth of slavery and segregation, the Civil Rights Movement and on some of the primary African-Americans in history.
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• HIS 190: Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course provides an introduction to research methods for students enrolled in the history concentration or social studies education program. Students will learn how to identify and evaluate primary sources, distinguish the differences between primary and secondary sources, formulate a thesis with a historical context, understand historiography, properly cite sources used and present their findings in a classroom environment. Special emphasis will be placed on a range of primary and secondary sources, including written documents, photographs, quantitative data and material culture. Class sessions will include powerpoint lectures, visits to special collections and research libraries, workshops on research and writing, and student presentation of their research findings.
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• HIS 201: American History to 1865

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  The development of the United States from the period of discovery and colonization to the end of the Civil War, with attention to the most important political, economic, social, and cultural forces.
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